ASD 642 : SOC SKILLS & BEHAV STRAT: ASD

This graduate course provides students with an overview of typical social and behavioral development as compared with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  The course emphasizes the role of functional behavior assessments and applied behavioral techniques as related to addressing challenging or inappropriate behaviors that may be exhibited by persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Additionally, the course addresses social skill deficits that persons with Autism may have and provides instructional strategies and techniques to address these issues in the classroom using methods that are purposeful and individualized, including the role of peers.  This course will focus on collaboration with families and related service providers, as well as the importance of teaching skill-generalization across multiple settings and situations. This course is offered at the GR and UG level; students enrolled in GR level versions of this course will expect more readings and assignments and are held to higher expectations in terms of rigor and magnitude of expected output to demonstrate mastery.